Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

for the money he had collected.
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THERE is no clew to the thieves in the
diamond robbery of Elliott's jewelry store
at Minneapolis, MINI. The loss will no
exceed S2, 500, the big diamond beng worth
$4,000, instead of 5000, as at first re
ported.
JOHN T. MORRIS, a Baltimore newspaper
reporter, has been committed -toa-"@aA
he she have purged hiurSS S"i, uhtil
for I \ect og, s6sE~ -hselt oil coAtempt
~ olvulge to the grand jury
IS .sponaee of certain information which he
p ptained'
=, now stated as fact that the sue
IT y, If District Attorney Bliss, for the
Gess1 GGse,ssfsra district Of Missouri will be nameA
soon, and that Bliss will not be retained tc
assist in prosecuting alleged election
frauds in st. Louis
IT is intimated that Mr.. Hearst may moi
be the Senator-elect from California, az
has been expected, Mr.. John ?. Irish, for
merly of Iowa, having bOabed up as
prominent and popular candidate among
the Democrats Of the State.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has de
clared fifth dividend, ten per cent, IL
favor of the creditors of the Pacific Ma
tional Bank of Boston, Mass. This makes
in all thirty per cent. paid on claims
proved, amounting to S2,299, l4O.
THE President has granted pardon IN
the case of All Hoot and Simmotz, two
Umatilla Indians, who are now confined
in prison at Salem, Ore, for the murder
of a white man. They are in bad health
and are not expected to long survive their
release.
SIX wooden store buildings were burned
in Pittsford, Mich, on the 2lst. The los
ers are: Mrs. Perkins bazaar; Miss Snau-
BILE, mlliner; f. W. Weldon, harness
shop: Bates Hotel and furniture store.
The place is small and without fire APP
paratus
COMMISSIONER ATKINS has decided not
to remove the Indian Supply Bureau from
New York A branch Office will be opened
In st. Louis each year, and st. Louis mer-
chants VIII be given an opportunity to
place food supplies, if they bid low
enough.
ESTIMATES have been made of the cost Of
a storage vault of $l0O,O0O,OOO capacity
within the court yard of the treasury build
ing at Washington. For a double steel
lined vault the estimates are $lO6,G13, and
for a simple vault without steel lining they
are 27,SO4.
THE Supreme Court of the United States
on the 21st granted a motion to advance
the important bank tax case Of the Mer-
camille National Bank against the city Of
New Y ork, involving the question OF the
legality of State taxation upon National
bank shares.
FOREFATHERs' day was celebrated in
Washington on the 22d at All Souls
church. Hon. George B. Loring presided
and made the opening address. Speeches
were also made by Hon. Geo. $. Boutwell,,
Senator Sherman, Governor Long and
Lieutenant Greedy.
THE comments on the death OF General
Logan by public men and his colleagues in
the Senate may be summed up in the
words of Senator Blair among strong
men, he was one of the strongest; among
wise men. he was one of the wisest; among
good men, one of the best Everybody
will mourn him.
The officers having in custody VIM.
Mussel. murderer of old man Christman,
arrived at Eaton, o, on the 2lst, and the
prisoner was safely landed in Jail. A
crowd Of five hundred people made rush
on the party, but were held at bay by the
officers with drawn revOlvers. An unsuc-
cessful raid was made on the Jail and an
other was feared to be imminent
A BOLD robbery was committed at the
First National Bank in Milwaukee, Wis,
at noon On the 2lst. F. &. BigelOw. the
cashier who was engaged In signing Il
new issue Of five-dOilar notes, when about
half through with a 5000 lot, went to
dinner, leaving the notes on the desk On
ts return he discovered the money had
zen zen stolen By some unknown person.
"no Wplce=vd the door Of his room.